I lock myself
in the attic for days
ghosts of the past
hammering on the door
of my immigrant heart
Red Lights, 8:2, 2012
One Man's Maple Moon: Tree Tanka by Steve Neumann
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*English Original*
you ask why
I laugh at such heavy things
to survive —
a tree needs its blossoms
as much as its roots
Steve Neumann
*Chinese Translatio...
